Grad Co-op – Operations OGP MIT LGO

Overview

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Join Amgen’s Mission of Serving Patients. At Amgen, if you feel like you’re part of something bigger, it’s because you are. Our shared mission—to serve patients living with serious illnesses—drives all that we do.

Since 1980, we’ve helped pioneer the world of biotech in our fight against the world’s toughest diseases. With our focus on four therapeutic areas – Oncology, Inflammation, General Medicine, and Rare Disease – we reach millions of patients each year. As a member of the Amgen team, you’ll help make a lasting impact on the lives of patients as we research, manufacture, and deliver innovative medicines to help people live longer, fuller happier lives.

Our award-winning culture is collaborative, innovative, and science based. If you have a passion for challenges and the opportunities that lay within them, you’ll thrive as part of the Amgen team. Join us and transform the lives of patients while transforming your career.

Spark Your Journey in Operations

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role, you will complete an applied research internship project at Amgen within the Operations function. Operations is one of three core functions at Amgen with a mission to manufacture and deliver safe and effective medicine to patients around the world. The organization is spread across ten sites and divided into six functions:
Global Supply Chain, Process Development, Quality, Manufacturing, Engineering, and Operations Transformation & Digital Strategy.

Amgen is a partner company with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Leaders for Global Operations (LGO) program, and the MIT LGO applied research internships are part of Amgen’s Operations Graduate Program portfolio of leadership development programs. The grad co-op projects are designed to provide LGO students with the opportunity to solve real organizational challenges and develop skills essential for achieving their career goals.

The projects also provide the basis for the student’s master’s thesis.

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The collaborative professional we seek is a leader with these qualifications:

Basic Qualifications:

Amgen requires that all individuals applying for a grad internship or a co-op assignment at Amgen must meet the following criteria:

• 18 years or older
• Graduated with a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university
• Currently enrolled in an MBA program for an MBA internship OR a Master’s program for a Master’s internship OR a Pharm
  
  D program for a Pharm
  
  D internship OR Ph.D. for a PhD internship from an accredited college or university and completion of the first year of MBA OR Master’s OR Pharm D OR Ph.D. program before the internship starts
• Enrolled in an accredited college or university following the potential internship or co-op assignment
• Must not be employed at the time the internship starts
• Student must be located in the United States for the duration of the co-op

Preferred Qualifications:

• Students who are currently enrolled in the dual MBA and Engineering degree (MS or PhD) from the MIT LGO program and are scheduled to graduate no later than July 2027
• Self-starter with strong analytical/quantitative skills
• Team player with the ability to communicate and collaborate cross-functionally in a global organization
• Displays excellent time and project management skills
• Demonstrates problem-solving skills, intellectual curiosity, and a dedicated approach to achieving success
• Exhibits strong written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrates an ability to operate with incomplete information and the absence of the full picture; appropriately takes action during times of uncertainty; nimbly responds to change; demonstrates resiliency
• Quickly learns from experiences; applies learnings to new and/or challenging situations; demonstrates curiosity and a growth mindset
• Uses data and insights to drive business performance
• Demonstrates a passion for innovation in Operations

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